Deaths in 2020
The following deaths of notable individuals occurred in 2020. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order by surname or pseudonym.
A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
January
14
13
- Manmohan Mahapatra, 68, Indian film director (Neeraba Jhada, Klanta Aparahna) and screenwriter.[1]
- Gerald Weisfeld, 79, British businessman, founder of What Every Woman Wants, complications from dementia.[2]
- Cristina Țopescu, 59, Romanian journalist. [3]
12
- Tony Garnett, 83, British film producer (Kes, Earth Girls Are Easy).[4]
- Paulo Gonçalves, 40, Portuguese motorcycle rally racer, race crash.[5]
- Maurice Kujur, 84, Indian politician, MP (1984–1989).[6]
- Jayalath Manoratne, 71, Sri Lankan actor (Doo Daruwo, Handaya, Sooriya Arana), brain cancer.[7]
- Giampaolo Pansa, 84, Italian journalist.[8]
- Kazuo Sakurada, 71, Japanese professional wrestler (Stampede Wrestling, CWF, BJPW) and trainer, cardiac arrhythmia.[9]
- Sir Roger Scruton, 75, British philosopher and author (Sexual Desire, How to Be a Conservative), editor of The Salisbury Review (1982–2001), cancer.[10]
- Aart Staartjes, 81, Dutch actor (De Stratemakeropzeeshow, Sesamstraat, Pinkeltje) and television presenter, traffic collision.[11]
- Steve Stiles, 76, American cartoonist and writer, cancer.[12]
11
- Ahmed Ali, 87, Bangladeshi politician, prostate cancer.[13]
- Tom Belsø, 77, Danish motor racing driver, stomach cancer.[14]
- Musharraf Karim, 74, Bangladeshi writer.[15]
- La Parka II, 54, Mexican professional wrestler (AAA), kidney failure after wrestling injury.[16]
- Valdir Joaquim de Moraes, 88, Brazilian football player (Palmeiras, national team) and manager, multiple organ failure.[17]
- M. Chidananda Murthy, 88, Indian historian.[18]
- Fernanda Pires da Silva, 93, Portuguese businesswoman.[19]
- Hilarion Vendégou, 78, French politician, High Chief of the Isle of Pines (since 1974) and Mayor of L'Île-des-Pins (since 1989).[20]
10
- Tom Alexander, 85, Scottish musician (The Alexander Brothers).[21] (death announced on this date)
- Neda Arnerić, 66, Serbian actress (Shaft in Africa, Venom, The End of the War).[22]
- Harold Burson, 98, American public relations executive (BCW) and journalist (AFN).[23]
- John Crosbie, 88, Canadian politician, MHA (1966–1976), MP (1976–1993), Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (2008–2013).[24]
- Wolfgang Dauner, 84, German jazz pianist and composer.[25]
- Gopinath Gajapati, 76, Indian politician, MP (1989–1996).[26]
- Mozammel Hossain, 79, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1995, 1996–2001, since 2008), kidney disease.[27]
- Bernard Joly, 85, French politician, Senator (1995–2004).[28]
- Roddy Lumsden, 53, Scottish poet, heart attack.[29]
- Guido Messina, 89, Italian racing cyclist, Olympic (1952) and world champion (1948, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956).[30]
- P. T. Mohana Krishnan, 84, Indian politician, MLA (1987–1991).[31]
- Marc Morgan, 57, Belgian singer-songwriter.[32]
- Petko Petkov, 73, Bulgarian football player (Beroe, Austria Wien, national team) and manager.[33]
- Qaboos bin Said Al Said, 79, Omani royal, Sultan (since 1970), colon cancer.[34]
- Carlos Cuco Rojas, 65, Colombian harpist (Cimarrón).[35]
- Ed Sprague Sr., 74, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds).[36]
- Tiny White, 95, New Zealand equestrian.[37]
- Wu Shuqing, 88, Chinese economist, President of Peking University (1989–1996).[38]
9
- Walter J. Boyne, 90, American Air Force officer and writer (The Wild Blue: The Novel of the U.S. Air Force).[39]
- John Brownjohn, 90, British literary translator.[40]
- Galen Cole, 94, American World War II veteran and philanthropist, manager of the Cole Land Transportation Museum.[41]
- Bobby Comstock, 78, American pop singer.[42]
- Rudolf de Korte, 83, Dutch politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1986–1989), Minister of Economic Affairs (1986–1989).[43]
- Pete Dye, 94, American Hall of Fame golf course designer (TPC at Sawgrass).[44]
- 5th Ward Weebie, 42, American rapper, complications from heart surgery.[45]
- Pampero Firpo, 89, Argentine-American professional wrestler (NWA, WWF).[46]
- George Freeman, 89, British interior designer[47]
- Chukwuemeka Ike, 88, Nigerian writer.[48]
- Petar Introvič, 68, Czech blues singer, injuries sustained in a cycling accident.[49]
- Euphrase Kezilahabi, 75, Tanzanian novelist, poet and scholar.[50]
- Pablo Macera, 90, Peruvian historian (National University of San Marcos).[51]
- Robert Molimard, 92, French professor (Paris-Sud University) and doctor.[52]
- Italo Moretti, 86, Italian journalist, director of TG3 (1995–1996).[53]
- Lan O’Kun, 87, American screenwriter.[54]
- Breandán Ó Madagáin, 87–88, Irish scholar, writer and Celticist.[55]
- Roscoe Nance, 71, American sports journalist (USA Today) and beat writer (NBA, SWAC).[56]
- Ivan Passer, 86, Czech film director (Born to Win, Cutter's Way, Silver Bears) and screenwriter, pulmonary complications.[57]
- Sibusiso Radebe, 37, South African actor and dancer, cancer.[58]
- Mike Resnick, 77, American science fiction writer (The Goddess of Ganymede, Stalking the Unicorn, Kirinyaga), cancer.[59]
- Karel Saitl, 95, Czech Olympic weightlifter (1952).[60]
- Jimmy Shields, 88, Northern Irish footballer (Southampton, Headington United, national team).[61]
- Hal Smith, 89, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates).[62]
- Iñaki Vicente, 65, Filipino footballer (De La Salle Green Archers, national team), stroke.[63]
- Yūji Yamaguchi, Japanese anime director (The Severing Crime Edge, Fate/stay night, Angel Links)[64]
- Yong Pung How, 93, Singaporean judge, Chief Justice (1990–2006).[65]
8
- Rasmi Abu Ali, 82, Jordanian writer.[66]
- Haskel Ayers, 83, American auctioneer and politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1967–1968).[67]
- Derek Bailey, 85, British television producer (Aquarius).[68]
- Edd Byrnes, 87, American actor (77 Sunset Strip, Grease) and recording artist ("Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)").[69]
- Boken Ete, 97, Indian politician, MLA (1978–1980).[70]
- Buck Henry, 89, American actor, screenwriter (The Graduate, Get Smart) and director (Heaven Can Wait), heart attack.[71]
- Olive Keidan, 95, British academic.[72]
- Peter T. Kirstein, 86, British computer scientist, brain tumour.[73]
- Mart Kitaev, 94, Russian theatre set designer and folk artist, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1982).[74]
- Leo Kolber, 90, Canadian politician, Senator (1983–2004), Alzheimer’s disease.[75]
- Roman Matoušek, 55, Czech speedway rider.[76]
- Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, 83, Spanish royal, Grandee of Spain, colon cancer.[77]
- Sally Thomas, 60, British academic.[78]
7
- André Abadie, 85, French rugby union player (Sporting Club Graulhetois, SC Albi).[79]
- Khamis Al-Dosari, 46, Saudi Arabian footballer (Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, national team), brain cancer.[80]
- Raghunath Singh Anjana, 75, Indian politician, MLA (1990–1993).[81]
- Zijad Arslanagić, 83, Bosnian footballer (Sarajevo, Tasmania Berlin, Yugoslavia national team).[82]
- Gerald Bowden, 84, British politician, MP (1983–1992).[83]
- Vincenzo Cerundolo, 60, Italian medical researcher, lung cancer.[84]
- Chi Zhiqiang, 95, Chinese pharmacologist.[85]
- Stephen Clements, 47, British radio personality (BBC Radio Ulster).[86]
- Pat Collins, Irish rock and jazz fiddler.[87]
- Jacques Dessange, 94, French hairdresser.[88]
- Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, 91, Pakistani judge, Attorney General (1971–1977) and Governor of Sindh (1989–1990).[89]
- Anikó Felföldi, 81, Hungarian actress.[90]
- Larry Gogan, 85, Irish broadcaster (RTÉ Gold, RTÉ 2fm).[91]
- Harry Hains, 27, Australian actor (Chase), suicide.[92]
- Bruce Haywood, 94, American educator.[93]
- Silvio Horta, 45, American film and television writer (Ugly Betty, Jake 2.0, Urban Legend), suicide by gunshot.[94]
- Jaime Monzo, 73, Spanish Olympic swimmer (1968).[95]
- Neil Peart, 67, Canadian Hall of Fame drummer (Rush) and lyricist ("The Spirit of Radio", "Tom Sawyer"), glioblastoma.[96]
- George Perles, 85, American football player and coach (Pittsburgh Steelers, Michigan State Spartans), Parkinson's disease.[97]
- Abderrazak Rassaa, 90, Tunisian politician, Minister of Finance (1969–1971).[98]
- Robert Ronayne, 64, New Zealand lawyer and jurist, District Court judge (since 2013).[99]
- Fritz Hans Schweingruber, 83, Swiss dendrochronologist.[100]
- Colin Seeley, 84, English motorcycle engineer and racer.[101]
- R. P. Ulaganambi, 81, Indian politician, MP (1971–1977).[102]
- Patrick Welch, 71, American politician, member of the Illinois Senate (1983–2005), complications from a stroke.[103]
- Elizabeth Wurtzel, 52, American author (Prozac Nation), LMD as a complication of breast cancer.[104]
6
- Bernt Andersson, 86, Swedish football player (Djurgården) and manager (Halmstad, Helsingborg).[105]
- Ray Byrom, 85, English footballer (Accrington Stanley, Bradford (Park Avenue)).[106]
- Sir George Cooper, 94, British general, Adjutant-General to the Forces (1981–1984).[107]
- Michel Didisheim, 89, Belgian aristocrat and royal secretary.[108]
- Mike Fitzpatrick, 56, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2005–2007, 2011–2017), melanoma.[109]
- Reva Gerstein, 102, Canadian psychologist, educator, and mental health advocate.[110]
- Frank Gordon Jr., 90, American judge, Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (1987–1992).[111]
- Arne Holmgren, 79, Swedish biochemist.[112]
- Prem Nath Hoon, 90, Indian military officer, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command (1986–1987).[113]
- Ria Irawan, 50, Indonesian actress (Biola Tak Berdawai, Arisan!, Love for Share), lymphoma.[114]
- Oswaldo Larriva, 74, Ecuadorian academic and politician, Governor of Azuay Province (2007–2009, 2019) and Deputy (1992–1994, 2013–2017), leukaemia.[115]
- Richard Maponya, 99, South African property developer, owner of Maponya Mall.[116]
- Aloïse Moudileno Massengo, 86, Congolese politician and lawyer, Vice President (1971–1972).[117]
- Danny Masterton, 65, Scottish footballer (Ayr United, Clyde).[118]
- James Mehaffey, 88, Irish Anglican prelate, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe (1980–2002).[119]
- Minati Mishra, 91, Indian classical dancer.[120]
- Luís Morais, 89, Brazilian footballer (Corinthians, Portuguesa, national team).[121]
- Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, 85, Paraguayan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Concepción en Paraguay (2003–2013).[122]
- Akbar Padamsee, 91, Indian painter.[123]
- Mary Renshaw, 83, Welsh educator.[124]
5
- Erika Broyer, 77, Greek actress, cancer.[125]
- T. N. Chaturvedi, 90, Indian civil servant, Governor of Karnataka (2002–2007) and Kerala (2004).[126]
- Peter Dyck, 73, Canadian politician, MLA (1995–2011), complications of progressive supranuclear palsy.[127]
- Betty Pat Gatliff, 89, American forensic artist, stroke.[128]
- Martin Griffin, English rock drummer (Hawkwind, Hawklords).[129]
- Colin Howson, 74–75, British philosopher.[130]
- Guri Ingebrigtsen, 67, Norwegian politician, Mayor of Vestvågøy (1999–2007) and Minister of Social Affairs (2000–2001), cancer.[131]
- Anri Jergenia, 78, Abkhazian politician, Prime Minister (2001–2002).[132]
- Walter Learning, 81, Canadian actor, director and producer, founder of Theatre New Brunswick.[133]
- Antoni Morell Mora, 78, Spanish-born Andorran diplomat and writer, ambassador to the Holy See (2005–2010), heart failure.[134]
- Issiaka Ouattara, 53, Ivorian rebel general (First Ivorian Civil War).[135]
- Kamal Singh, 93, Indian politician, MP (1952–1962).[136]
- Sir Michael Stear, 81, British Royal Air Force commander.[137]
- Mien Sugandhi, 85, Indonesian politician, member of the People's Representative Council (1977–1993).[138]
- Hans Tilkowski, 84, German football player (Westfalia Herne, Borussia Dortmund, West Germany national team) and manager.[139]
- David Albin Zywiec Sidor, 72, American-Nicaraguan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Siuna (since 2017), brain tumour.[140]
4
- Oliver Batali Albino, 84, South Sudanese politician, heart failure.[141]
- Russell Bannock, 100, Canadian fighter ace during World War II.[142]
- Herbert Binkert, 96, German football player (1. FC Saarbrücken, Saarland national team) and manager (FC 08 Homburg).[143]
- Emanuel Borok, 75, Soviet-born American violinist (Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, Dallas Symphony Orchestra), teacher and concertmaster, lung cancer.[144]
- Bonnie Burstow, 74, Canadian psychotherapist.[145]
- Júlio Castro Caldas, 76, Portuguese lawyer and politician, MP (1980–1983), Minister of National Defence (1999–2001).[146]
- Marie-Thérèse Cheroutre, 95, French historian, General Commissioner of Guides de France (1953–1979). [147]
- Alessandro Cocco, 78, Italian television personality and entrepreneur.[148]
- John R. Cunningham, 92, Canadian medical physicist.[149]
- Georges Duboeuf, 86, French vintner, stroke.[150]
- Károly Gesztesi, 56, Hungarian actor (A Kind of America, The District!, Children of Glory), heart attack.[151]
- Emilio Giletti, 90, Italian racing driver.[152]
- Junko Hirotani, 63, Japanese singer, breast cancer.[153]
- Jiang Hongde, 77, Chinese engineer.[154]
- Jun Imamiya, 70, Japanese motorsports commentator. heart attack[155]
- Pelab Kabi, Indian politician, MLA (1996–2006).[156]
- Tom Long, 51, American-born Australian actor (Two Hands, The Dish, The Postcard Bandit), encephalitis.[157]
- Lorenza Mazzetti, 92, Italian film director (Together) and novelist.[158]
- James Parks Morton, 89, American Episcopal priest and founder of Interfaith Center of New York.[159]
- K. S. S. Nambooripad, 84, Indian mathematician, academic and computer scientist.[160]
- Nguyễn Chánh Tín, 67, Vietnamese actor (Cards on the Table).[161]
- Walter Ormeño, 93, Peruvian footballer (Club América, Atlante, national team).[162]
- P. H. Pandian, 74, Indian politician, MP (1999–2004), heart disease.[163]
- Élisabeth Rappeneau, 84–85, French film director (J'ai peur d'oublier) and screenwriter (Lovers Like Us, Une Femme ou Deux).[164]
- Zdravko Tomac, 82, Croatian politician and writer, MP (1995–2005).[165]
3
- Derek Acorah, 69, English self-styled spiritual medium and television personality (Most Haunted, Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns), sepsis.[166]
- Christopher Beeny, 78, English actor (Upstairs, Downstairs, In Loving Memory, Last of the Summer Wine).[167]
- Robert Blanche, 57, American actor (Leverage, Grimm).[168]
- Wolfgang Brezinka, 91, German-Austrian educational scientist.[169]
- Ninez Cacho-Olivares, 78, Filipino journalist (Daily Tribune).[170]
- Domenico Corcione, 90, Italian general, Minister of Defence (1995–1996).[171]
- Gérard de Sélys, 75, Belgian journalist.[172]
- Mónica Echeverría, 99, Chilean journalist, writer and actress.[173]
- Ken Fuson, 63, American journalist (The Baltimore Sun, The Des Moines Register), complications from liver disease.[174]
- James W. Hennigan Jr., 92, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1953–1955) and Massachusetts Senate (1955–1965).[175]
- Reuben Hersh, 92, American mathematician.[176]
- Piers Jones, 47, British digital officer (The Guardian, Natural History Museum, London), cancer.[177] (death announced on this date)
- Nathaël Julan, 23, French footballer (Le Havre, Valenciennes, Guingamp), traffic collision.[178]
- M. Sakthivel Murugan, Indian politician, MLA (2001–2006), heart attack.[179]
- Joseph Karr O’Connor, 66, American computer scientist.[180]
- Guntram Schneider, 68, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (2012–2017).[181] (death announced on this date)
- Nikolai Ilyich Leonov, 62, Russian psychologist.[182]
- Stella Maris Leverberg, 57, Argentine politician and trade unionist, Deputy (2007–2015), traffic collision.[183]
- Rameshwar Prasad, Indian politician, MLA (1980–1985), kidney disease.[184]
- Harvey Reti, 82, Canadian Olympic boxer (1964).[185]
- Douglas N. Walton, 77, Canadian academic.[186]
- Bo Winberg, 80, Swedish guitarist (The Spotnicks).[187]
- Notable people killed in the Baghdad International Airport airstrike:[188]
- Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, 65, Iraqi military commander, head of the Popular Mobilization Forces (since 2011).
- Qasem Soleimani, 62, Iranian major general, commander of the Quds Force (since 1998).
2
- John Baldessari, 88, American conceptual artist.[189]
- Fazilatunnesa Bappy, 49, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, MP (2011–2018), pneumonia.[190]
- Daitari Behera, 81, Indian politician, MLA (1974–1977 and 1995–2000).[191]
- Tom Buck, 81, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1966–2004).[192]
- Michel Celaya, 89, French rugby player (national team).[193]
- Lorraine Chandler, 73, American singer and songwriter.[194]
- Alan Christie, 68, British businessman.[195]
- Mohamed Salah Dembri, 81, Algerian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993–1996).[196]
- R. Kern Eutsler, 100, American United Methodist Church bishop.[197]
- Marian Finucane, 69, Irish broadcaster (Liveline, The Marian Finucane Show).[198]
- Nick Fish, 61, American politician and lawyer, Portland city commissioner (since 2008), stomach cancer.[199]
- Veronika Fitz, 83, German actress (The Vulture Wally, The Spessart Inn, Oh! This Bavaria!).[200]
- Tom Hickey, 86, Canadian politician, member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (1966–1986).[201]
- Yunahar Ilyas, 63, Indonesian Islamic cleric.[202]
- Gale McArthur, 90, American basketball player (Oklahoma State Cowboys).[203]
- Bruce McEwen, 81, American neuroendocrinologist.[204]
- Yukiko Miyake, 54, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (2009–2012), suicide by drowning.[205]
- Roman Monchenko, 55, Russian rower, Olympic bronze medallist (1996).[206]
- George Nicolau, 94, American arbitrator, MLB (1985–1995), NHL (1993–1996), NBA (1979–1981), president of NAA.[207]
- Hubert Numrich, 61, German kickboxer.[208]
- Roger Phillips, 73, British football manager (Corinthian-Casuals), heart disease.[209]
- Bogusław Polch, 78, Polish artist.[210]
- Najwa Qassem, 52, Lebanese journalist and television presenter (Al Arabiya), heart attack.[211]
- Shen Yi-ming, 62, Taiwanese Air Force general officer, Chief of the General Staff (since 2019), helicopter crash.[212]
- D. P. Tripathi, 67, Indian politician, MP (2012–2018).[213]
- Shozo Uehara, 82 Japanese script writer, liver cancer.[214]
- Grant Weatherstone, 88, Scottish rugby union player (Edinburgh District, national team).[215]
- Sam Wyche, 74, American football player (Washington Redskins) and coach (Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), melanoma.[216]
1
- Serikbolsyn Abdildin, 82, Kazakhstani economist and politician, Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1993).[217]
- Lexii Alijai, 21, American rapper.[218]
- Chris Barker, 39, English footballer (Barnsley, Cardiff City, Southend United).[219]
- Joan Benson, 94, American keyboard player.[220]
- Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blagonravov, 86, Russian scientist.[221]
- George W. Blair, 98, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1979–1986).[222]
- Martin Bundi, 87, Swiss politician, president of the National Council (1985–1986).[223]
- Carlos De León, 60, Puerto Rican boxer, WBC cruiserweight champion (1980–1982, 1983–1985, 1986–1988, 1989–1990), heart attack.[224]
- Alexander Frater, 82, British-Australian travel writer and journalist.[225]
- Bill Graham, 84, Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats).[226]
- Marty Grebb, 73, American musician (The Buckinghams).[227]
- Tommy Hancock, 90, American musician.[228]
- Doug Hart, 80, American football player (Green Bay Packers).[229]
- Katsura Shinnosuke, 66, Japanese rakugoka, acute myeloid leukemia.[230]
- Jiao Ruoyu, 104, Chinese politician and diplomat, Mayor of Beijing (1981–1983), Ambassador to Peru (1972–1977) and Iran (1977–1979).[231]
- Les Josephson, 77, American football player (Los Angeles Rams).[232]
- Don Larsen, 90, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants), esophageal cancer.[233]
- Bengt Levin, 61, Swedish orienteer, world championship silver medalist (1981).[234]
- Peter Lo Sui Yin, 96, Malaysian politician, Chief Minister of Sabah (1965–1967).[235]
- Aleksandr Manachinsky, 61, Ukrainian Olympic swimmer (1976).[236]
- Barry McDonald, 79, Australian rugby union player (national team).[237]
- Damir Mihanović, 59, Croatian comedian, actor and musician, lung cancer.[238]
- Roland Minson, 90, American basketball player (BYU Cougars).[239]
- Peter Neumann, 88–89, Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats).[240]
- Ng Jui Ping, 71, Singaporean entrepreneur and army general, Chief of Defence Force (1992–1995), pancreatic cancer.[241]
- Chris Pattikawa, 79, Indonesian film director and producer.[242]
- Jaap Schröder, 94, Dutch violinist and conductor.[243]
- Dick Scott, 96, New Zealand historian.[244]
- David Stern, 77, American sports executive and lawyer, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (1984–2014), brain hemorrhage.[245]
- Annie Wigzell, 94, British casting director.[246]
- Barry ZeVan, 82, American television weathercaster (KARE, KSTP-TV, WJLA-TV), leukemia.[247]
- Silva Zurleva, 61, Bulgarian journalist, heart attack.[248]
See also
References
- ^ Filmmaker Manmohan Mohapatra passes away
- ^ What Every Woman Wants creator Gerald Weisfeld dies aged 79 after battle with illness
- ^ [1]
- ^ Tony Garnett, TV and film producer, dies aged 83
- ^ Veteran rider Goncalves dies in Dakar accident
- ^ Former Sundargarh MP Maurice Kujur passes away at 84
- ^ Veteran actor Jayalath Manirathna passes away
- ^ Addio a Giampaolo Pansa, fu vicedirettore di Repubblica e condirettore de l'Espresso (in Italian)
- ^ Kendo Nagasaki Passes Away At The Age Of 71
- ^ Sir Roger Scruton dead: Former Tory adviser dies at 75 after cancer battle
- ^ Tv-maker en Sesamstraat-icoon Aart Staartjes na ongeluk overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Steve Stiles (1943-2020)
- ^ Language hero Ahmed Ali passes away
- ^ Obituary: Denmark's first F1 driver Tom Belso 1942-2020
- ^ কবি মুশাররাফ করিমের ইন্তেকাল (in Bengali)
- ^ AAA's La Parka Passes Away, Lucha Libre AAA Posts Statement
- ^ Valdir Joaquim de Moraes morre aos 88 anos (in Portuguese)
- ^ Chidananda Murthy, Kannada scholar who campaigned for preserving Hampi, dies
- ^ Morreu a empresária Fernanda Pires da Silva (in Portuguese)
- ^ Hilarion Vendégou est décédé (in French)
- ^ Tributes paid to legendary Alexander Brothers entertainer Tom Alexander
- ^ Preminula Neda Arnerić (in Serbian)
- ^ PR industry legend Harold Burson, who died at age 98, still worked 3 days a week until late 2019
- ^ Outspoken former federal cabinet minister John Crosbie dead at 88
- ^ Jazzmusiker Wolfgang Dauner gestorben (in German)
- ^ Paralakhemundi king Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo passes away
- ^ AL MP Dr Mozammel Hossain passes away
- ^ Haute-Saône : l'ancien sénateur Bernard Joly est décédé (in French)
- ^ Roddy Lumsden (1966-2020)
- ^ Addio a Guido Messina, era la maglia rosa più anziana (in Italian)
- ^ Veteran Congress leader P T Mohana Krishnan passes away
- ^ Marc Morgan est décédé (in French)
- ^ Beroe and Bulgaria legend Petko Petkov died
- ^ Sultan Qaboos of Oman dies aged 79
- ^ Murió el arpista Carlos “Cuco” Rojas, director de Cimarrón (in Spanish)
- ^ Ed Sprague Sr., an original Oakland Athletic, dies at 74
- ^ Obituary – Tiny White (OBE)
- ^ 著名经济学家、北京大学原校长吴树青逝世，享年88岁 (in Chinese)
- ^ USAF Test Pilot And Aviation Writer Walter Boyne Passes Away
- ^ Brownjohn
- ^ Well-known Maine veteran, philanthropist, Galen Cole dies at 94
- ^ Online concert will remember Bobby Comstock, who died this morning
- ^ Former VVD Deputy Prime Minister Rudolf de Korte (83) died
- ^ Pete Dye's Final Chapter
- ^ New Orleans bounce rapper 5th Ward Weebie, of 'Let Me Find Out' fame, has died
- ^ Pampero Firpo dies at 89
- ^ George Freeman obituary
- ^ Chukwuemeka Ike is dead
- ^ Petar Introvič dokázal nepředstavitelné: autenticky počeštil blues (in Czech)
- ^ Professor Kezilahabi, 'Mayai Waziri Wa Maradhi' writer, is dead
- ^ Pablo Macera: el último gran historiador (in Spanish)
- ^ Décès de Robert Molimard, « père de la défume en France » (in French)
- ^ È morto Italo Moretti, ex giornalista e direttore del TG3: aveva 86 anni (in Italian)
- ^ Lan O’Kun Dies: Emmy Winning Collaborator With Shari Lewis, Screenwriter And Playwright Was 87
- ^ Ó Madagáin, Breandán : Death notice
- ^ SWAC Hall of Famer, first black Clarion Ledger sportswriter Roscoe Nance has died
- ^ Ivan Passer, Director of ‘Cutter’s Way,’ Dies at 86
- ^ South African Actor and Dancer Sibusiso Radebe Has Passed Away
- ^ Mike Resnick Dies: Hugo Award-Winning Writer Dead at 77
- ^ Karel Saitl (Czechia), 1924-2020
- ^ Jimmy Shields: An appreciation
- ^ Harold W. Smith Obituary
- ^ Former PH football stalwart Iñaki Vicente dies at 65
- ^ スタジオディーン版『Fate/stay night』の魅力 〜山口祐司監督追悼コラム〜 (in Japanese)
- ^ Singapore's former chief justice Yong Pung How dies, aged 93
- ^ وفاة الإعلامي والكاتب رسمي ابو علي (in Arabic)
- ^ Local icon Hack Ayers passes
- ^ Derek Bailey obituary
- ^ Edd Byrnes, Kookie on '77 Sunset Strip,' Dies at 87
- ^ Ex-MLA Boken Ete passes away
- ^ Buck Henry Dies: ‘The Graduate’ Writer, ‘Get Smart’ Co-Creator & Early ‘SNL’ Favorite Was 89
- ^ Olive Keidan obituary
- ^ Peter Kirstein, Father of the European Internet, Is Dead at 86
- ^ People’s artist of the RSFSR of March Chinas died on 95-th year of life
- ^ Former senator Leo Kolber dies at 90 after Alzheimer's battle
- ^ Smutek na Slánsku. Skonal Roman Matoušek (in Czech)
- ^ Muere la infanta Pilar de Borbón a los 83 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Sally Thomas obituary
- ^ La disparition du pilier tricolore André Abadie (in French)
- ^ وفاة نجم الكرة السعودية خميس العويران بعد صراع مع المرض (in Arabic)
- ^ 1990 में तत्कालीन गृहमंत्री को हरानेे वाले भाजपा के पूर्व विधायक आंजना का निधन (in Hindi)
- ^ Umro bivši igrač Sarajeva Zijad Arslanagić (in Bosnian)
- ^ Gerald Bowden, Tory politician who cut his teeth at Ilea and as MP for Dulwich welcomed Mrs Thatcher to the area – obituary (subscription required)
- ^ Professor Vincenzo Cerundolo FRS 1959-2020
- ^ 中国工程院院士池志强在上海逝世 享年95岁 (in Chinese)
- ^ Stephen Clements: BBC Radio Ulster presenter dies age 47
- ^ Renowned fiddle player Pat Collins has died
- ^ Celebrity Hairstylist Jacques Dessange Dies at 94 (in French)
- ^ Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim passes away
- ^ Elhunyt Felföldi Anikó (in Hungarian)
- ^ Veteran RTÉ broadcaster Larry Gogan dies
- ^ Harry Hains, 'American Horror Story' actor, dead at 27
- ^ Former Monmouth College President Haywood dies at 94
- ^ Silvio Horta, ‘Ugly Betty’ Creator, Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
- ^ Jaume Monzó i Cots : Fallecimiento (in Spanish)
- ^ Neil Peart, Rush Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock Virtuosity, Dead at 67
- ^ George Perles, former Michigan State football coach and board member, dies at 85
- ^ Décès de l’ancien ministre Abderrazak Rassaa (in French)
- ^ Auckland District Court Judge Robert Ronayne found dead
- ^ Fritz Hans Schweingruber-Stalder (in German)
- ^ Colin Seeley, legendary frame builder, has died aged 84
- ^ Former Vellore MP Ulaganambi dead
- ^ Patrick Welch, 22-year state senator, dead at 71
- ^ Elizabeth Wurtzel, ‘Prozac Nation’ author who spurred a memoir boom, dies at 52
- ^ Sump-Hugo har gått ur tiden – blev 86 år (in Swedish)
- ^ Ex-Accrington Stanley player and founder of garage supplies firm Ray Byrom dies
- ^ Cooper
- ^ Le comte Michel Didisheim est décédé à 89 ans: «Sans son engagement, la Fondation Roi Baudouin ne serait pas ce qu’elle est aujourd’hui» (in French)
- ^ Former Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick Dead at 56 After Cancer Battle
- ^ Reva Appleby Gerstein
- ^ Arizona impeachment trial judge Frank Gordon Jr. dies at 90
- ^ Senior Professor Arne Holmgren has died
- ^ Former Western Army Commander Lt Gen PN Hoon passes away
- ^ Actress Ria Irawan Passes Away at 50
- ^ Oswaldo Larriva, exgobernador de Azuay, fallece a los 74 años (in Spanish)
- ^ South African Business Mogul Richard Maponya Dies At 99
- ^ Disparition : Aloïse Moudileno-Massengo a tiré sa révérence (in French)
- ^ Danny Masterton
- ^ Former CoI bishop of Derry Dr James Mehaffy dies aged 88
- ^ Eminent Odissi dancer Minati Mishra passes away at 91 in Switzerland
- ^ Morre Cabeção, o quarto goleiro com mais jogos na história do Corinthians (in Portuguese)
- ^ Bishop Zacarías Ortiz Rolón
- ^ Legendary artist Akbar Padamsee passes away aged 91, leaving behind his indelible imprint on Indian art
- ^ Mary Renshaw obituary
- ^ Much-loved Greek actress Erika Broyer passes away aged 77
- ^ Former Karnataka Governor Tn Chaturvedi Passed Away in Noida
- ^ Former MLA Peter George Dyck Passes Away
- ^ Betty Pat Gatliff August 31, 1930 - January 5, 2020
- ^ Former Hawkwind Drummer Martin Griffin Has Died
- ^ Colin Howson, 1945–2020
- ^ Guri Ingebrigtsen er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Ушел из жизни абхазский политический деятель Анри Джергения (in Russian)
- ^ Walter Learning, founder of Theatre New Brunswick, has died at 81
- ^ Mor Antoni Morell als 78 anys (in Catalan)
- ^ Issiaka Ouattara, from rebel chief to controversial general
- ^ Maharaja Kamal Singh, Indian MP During 1952-1962, Passes Away at 93
- ^ Stear
- ^ Former women’s affairs minister Mien Sugandhi dies at 85
- ^ Wembley goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski is dead
- ^ Fallece el obispo de Siuna, David Albin Zywiec (in Spanish)
- ^ Veteran Politician Batali Albino Dies
- ^ Remembering aviation legend Russell Bannock
- ^ Saar-Fußballer Herbert Binkert gestorben (in German)
- ^ Emanuel Borok, longtime Dallas Symphony concertmaster, has died after battling lung cancer
- ^ Bonnie Burstow Saturday January 04 2020
- ^ Morreu Júlio Castro Caldas, antigo ministro da difesa (in Portuguese)
- ^ Marie-Thérèse Cheroutre s'en est allée (in French)
- ^ Morto Alessandro Cocco, re dei presenzialisti in tv. Era diventato padre a 75 anni (in Italian)
- ^ John "Jack" Robert Cunningham
- ^ Beaujolais : Georges Duboeuf disparait à l’âge de 87 ans (in French)
- ^ Meghalt Gesztesi Károly (in Hungarian)
- ^ Addio a Emilio Giletti. Fu pilota della Maserati e amico di Fangio (in Italian)
- ^ 明菜「水に挿した花」作曲広谷順子さん乳がん死去(in Japanese)
- ^ 风范永存！今天数百人送别中国工程院院士蒋洪德 (in Chinese)
- ^ 今宮純さん死去 F1解説で実況古舘と絶妙コンビ (in Japanese)
- ^ প্রয়াত জামুরিয়ার দুইবারের প্রাক্তন বিধায়ক পেলব কবি (in Bengali)
- ^ Australian actor Tom Long dies: report
- ^ Morta la scrittrice e regista Lorenza Mazzetti (in Italian)
- ^ James Parks Morton, Dean Who Brought a Cathedral to Life, Dies at 89
- ^ Mathematician KSS Namboodiripad dead
- ^ Tài tử Nguyễn Chánh Tín qua đời (in Vietnamese)
- ^ Fallece Walter Ormeño, exfutbolista y director técnico de equipos mexicanos (in Spanish)
- ^ Former TN speaker and senior AIDAMK leader PH Pandian passes away at 74
- ^ Clémentine Célarié en deuil : la scénariste Elizabeth Rappeneau est morte (in French)
- ^ Umro Poznati političar: Zdravko otišao posle kratke i teške bolesti (in Croatian)
- ^ Medium Derek Acorah dead aged 69 after falling into coma from 'very brief illness'
- ^ Christopher Beeny: Upstairs, Downstairs actor dies at 78
- ^ We Mourn the Passing of Robert Blanche
- ^ Wolfgang Brezinka (in German)
- ^ Veteran journalist Ninez Cacho-Olivares passes away at 78
- ^ Generale ed ex Ministro della difesa, è morto Domenico Corcione (in Italian)
- ^ Notre ancien collègue Gérard de Selys est décédé (in French)
- ^ A los 99 años muere la destacada escritora y dramaturga Mónica Echeverría (in Spanish)
- ^ Ken Fuson, Award-Winning Former Baltimore Sun Writer, Dies At 63
- ^ Honorable Senator James W. "Jimmy" Hennigan Jr.
- ^ Reuben Hersh passed away
- ^ Piers Jones obituary
- ^ Nathaël Julan (Guingamp) mort dans un accident de la route (in French)
- ^ அம்பை சட்டமன்ற தொகுதி முன்னாள் எம்.எல்.ஏ. சக்திவேல் முருகன் மரணம் (in Tamil)
- ^ Remembering Joseph O’Connor (1953 – 2020)
- ^ Guntram Schneider: Ex-NRW-Arbeitsminister mit 68 Jahren gestorben (in German)
- ^ Ушел из жизни бывший проректор УдГУ Николай Леонов (in Russian)
- ^ Falleció Stella Maris Leverberg, víctima del despiste de la camioneta en la que viajaba (in Spanish)
- ^ बांदा में कांग्रेस के वरिष्ठ नेता एवं पूर्व विधायक रामेश्वर भाई का निधन (in Hindi)
- ^ Harvey Neil Reti
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- ^ Gitarrlegendaren Bo Winberg död (in Swedish)
- ^ Qasem Soleimani: US kills top Iranian general in Baghdad air strike
- ^ John Baldessari, radically influential Conceptual artist, dies at 88
- ^ Ex-Awami League MP Fazilatunnesa Bappy passes away
- ^ Ex- Odisha MLA Dies At Hospital, Family Alleges Medical Apathy
- ^ Former Ga. lawmaker, Columbus native Rep. Tom Buck passes away
- ^ Michel Celaya est mort (in French)
- ^ Respect 2020... Lorraine Chandler
- ^ Alan Christie obituary
- ^ L’ex ministre des affaires étrangères Mohamed Salah Dembri n’est plus ! (in French)
- ^ Bishop Eutsler, trusted leader, dies at 100
- ^ Death announced of RTÉ broadcaster Marian Finucane
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- ^ Veronika Fitz: Serien-Star ist tot (in German)
- ^ Thomas Valentine Hickey | 1933 - 2020 | Obituary
- ^ Wakil Ketua MUI Yunahar Ilyas Meninggal Dunia (in Indonesian)
- ^ OSU basketball: Former All-American Gale McArthur dies
- ^ Bruce McEwen, Stress Hormone Researcher, Dies
- ^ 三宅雪子元議員、入水自殺か…都内の海岸で遺体発見 (in Japanese)
- ^ Ушёл из жизни Роман Витальевич Монченко (in Russian)
- ^ George Nicolau dies at 94, arbitrator in MLB collusion cases
- ^ K-1 Kickbokser en MMA-pionier Hubert Numrich overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Roger Phillips obituary
- ^ To on rysował "Wiedźmina" i "Kapitana Żbika". Zmarł Bogusław Polch (in Polish)
- ^ Lebanese TV presenter Najwa Qassem dies at 51
- ^ Taiwan's Chief of General Staff among 8 dead in Black Hawk crash
- ^ Senior NCP leader DP Tripathi passes away after prolonged illness
- ^ 上原正三さん死去 ウルトラセブンの脚本など手がける (in Japanese)
- ^ Grant Weatherstone
- ^ Former Cincinnati Bengals coach Sam Wyche dies at 74
- ^ Белгілі қазақстандық оппозиционер Серікболсын Әбділдин қайтыс болды (in Kazakh)
- ^ Lexii Alijai Dead: Rapper Dies at Age 21
- ^ Chris Barker: Former Cardiff City defender dies aged 39
- ^ Joan Benson
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- ^ Former legislator from Sturgis passes away
- ^ Ex-Nationalratspräsident Martin Bundi gestorben (in German)
- ^ Four-time world boxing champ, Hall of Fame trainer Carlos De Leon dies at 60
- ^ Obituary: Alexander Frater 1937-2020
- ^ Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumnus Bill Graham Passes
- ^ Marty Grebb, ex-Buckinghams member and journeyman session musician, dead at 73
- ^ Tommy Hancock Dances His Way to Heaven (1929-2020)
- ^ Former Packers CB Doug Hart dies at 80
- ^ 落語家・桂伸乃介さん、急性骨髄性白血病で死去 66歳 (in Japanese)
- ^ 北京市原市长焦若愚逝世 (in Chinese)
- ^ Ex-Rams star Josephson dies
- ^ Ex-Yankee Don Larsen, only pitcher to throw perfect game in World Series, dies at 90
- ^ Bengt Levin har lämnat oss (in Swedish)
- ^ Ex-Sabah CM Peter Lo passes away
- ^ Умер известный харьковский спортсмен (in Russian)
- ^ Vale Barry McDonald, one of Rugby's 'Magnificent Seven'
- ^ Preminuo je Damir Mihanović - Ćubi (in Croatian)
- ^ Former BYU star Roland Minson, who helped lead Cougars to 1951 NIT championship, dies at age 90
- ^ Peter Michael Neumann
- ^ Singapore's second Chief of Defence Force Ng Jui Ping dies at 71
- ^ Sutradara Chris Pattikawa Meninggal Dunia (in Indonesian)
- ^ Violist, dirigent en pedagog Jaap Schröder (94) Overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Historian and author Dick Scott dies on New Year's Day
- ^ Former NBA commissioner David Stern dies at 77
- ^ Annie Wigzell obituary
- ^ Old-school forecaster 'Barry ZeVan the Weather Man,' popular with generations of Minnesotans, dies at 82
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